19-January-2017
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Comprehensive reforms to Portugal’s labour market between 2011 and 2015 have helped create jobs and reduce the country’s high unemployment rate but important challenges remain, according to a new OECD report.
18-January-2017
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OECD employment rate increases to 67.0% in the third quarter of 2016
17-January-2017
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OECD Health Ministers meeting in Paris have underlined their commitment to tackling important challenges facing health systems around the world including high-quality care for all; how to pay for effective health technologies; measuring health system performance on the basis of what it delivers to people, as well as making better use of health data; and making health systems more people-centred.
17-January-2017
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The OECD will launch a review of the comprehensive labour market reforms undertaken in Portugal between 2011 and 2015 at 15:00 CET on Thursday 19 January. “Labour Market Reforms in Portugal 2011-2015 – A Preliminary Assessment” assesses the reforms in employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, collective bargaining, minimum wages and working time, and their impact on the labour market.
16-January-2017
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OECD unemployment rate stable at 6.2% in November 2016
16-January-2017
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The proliferation of high-cost medicines and rising drug prices are increasing pressures on public health spending and calling into question the pharmaceutical industry’s pricing strategies.
11-January-2017
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Stronger signals of growth momentum picking-up in several major OECD economies
10-January-2017
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Ambitious structural reforms and sound macroeconomic policies have strengthened the resilience of the Mexican economy despite a complex national scenario and challenging global conditions, but more can be done to boost productivity and ensure that growth is inclusive enough to achieve better living conditions for all, according to a new report from the OECD.
10-January-2017
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Stockbuilding pushes OECD GDP growth up to 0.5% in the third quarter of 2016
3-January-2017
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OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría has condemned the terrorist attack that took place in Istanbul during the New Year celebrations, transmitting his support to President Erdoğan and the people of Turkey.